Computer America

First Segment: Edgewater Wireless. Andrew Skafel, CEO.
Edgewater Wireless is revolutionizing WiFi infrastructure with our patented (over 20 and counting) Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing technology and Next Generation Access Points. Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing is the difference, delivering up to 50x greater throughput vs traditional WiFi and dramatically lowering network infrastructure investment.


Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.
https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-may-soon-have-a-battery-that-can-last-a-million-miles/
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Sean Schaeffer, CEO, Zoomaway.
ZoomedOUT is ZoomAway’s new flagship product and is pushing the boundaries of location-driven games with simple yet addictive and proven gameplay mechanics, all while seamlessly integrating with real-world hospitality features for businesses and points of interest.

Topics:
FYI: FBI raiding NSA’s global wiretap database to probe US peeps is probably illegal, unconstitutional, court says • The Register

Google’s Larry Page gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity. – Vox

German court bans Uber’s ride-hailing service | Engadget

Samsung’s next foldable phone could be this RAZR-like clamshell | Engadget

Facebook is working on its own operating system | Engadget
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Popzara. Managing Editor, Nathan Evans.
Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast help keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara.

Topics:
Congress slaps robocallers with $10,000 penalty—per call

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/congress-slaps-robocallers-with-10000-penalty-per-call

SITUATION: THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPETING SMART HOME STANDARDS

https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21028256/smart-home-standard-google-apple-amazon-alexa-siri-zigbee-choip

New York Times Mobile Tracking Expose

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html

TiVo announces plans to merge with entertainment tech firm Xperi

https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/19/tivo-xperi-merger

Extra:

CES 2020

New Xbox Revealed

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Brain HQ. Henry Mahncke, CEO.
BrainHQ is your online headquarters for working out your brain. Think of it as a personal gym, where you exercise your memory, attention, brain speed, people skills, intelligence and navigation instead of your abs, delts, and quads. Just as our bodies require care and exercise over the course of life, so do our brains—especially as we age. BrainHQ provides the exercise your brain needs to be at its sharpest.

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Mixed Dimensions, Mo Taslaq, CEO
Founded in 2013, Mixed Dimensions targets the emerging product opportunity enabling users of video games, AR/VR systems, and digital art communities to physically experience elements from their virtual engagements through personalized, fully customized 3D manufacturing. With our patent-pending core technology, virtual characters and designs are brought into the physical world, reinforcing the brand relationship between the user and the online experience, and empowering content owners to monetize their virtual assets and unlock massive new revenue streams.

Kickstarter – Human Anatomy Models
Topics:
Apple CEO Tim Cook says ‘a monopoly by itself isn’t bad if not abused’ – Business Insider

Elon Musk revives his plan to power the United States entirely on solar | Inverse

The Pirate Bay is testing pirate streaming again | Engadget

The most expensive new Mac Pro configuration costs $52,599 | Engadget

Verizon lays off more Yahoo/AOL employees after another drop in revenue | Ars Technica
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December 2019 show notes

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Robosense. Dr. Leilei Shinohara, Co-partner and Vice President of Research and Development.
RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.) is a world leading LiDAR environment perception solution provider.
Founded in 2014, RoboSense is headquartered in Shenzhen and has set up branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Germany, and the United States. Core members of the R&D engineers are from world’s top universities and top tech companies. The company is committed to delivering comprehensive LiDAR environment perception solutions, focused on which, the team has been continuously working on and making innovations in many core technical fields such as Chip, LiDAR hardware, and AI algorithms. With customers’ needs in mind, RoboSense provides a variety of be-spoke intelligent environment perception LiDAR systems.

Topics:
China’s Fiber Broadband Internet Approaches Nationwide Coverage; United States Lags Severely Behind – Broadband Now

New Google Pixel feature automatically ignores robocalls, spam calls – Business Insider

NASA unveils ‘the most powerful rocket ever built’ | Engadget

Thousands of ‘Coolest’ Kickstarter backers will only receive $20 | Engadget
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Sandy Berger, Consumer Electronics Expert, Compukiss.com
Topics:
The Best Smart Home Automation Systems of 2019 | ASecureLife.com

Amazon.com: Introducing Echo Studio – High-fidelity smart speaker with 3D audio and Alexa: Amazon Devices

Amazon.com: Echo Sub – Powerful subwoofer for your Echo – requires compatible Echo device: Amazon Devices

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote, streaming media player

Amazon.com: Productivity: Alexa Skills: Organizers & Assistants, To-Do Lists & Notes, Productivity Alexa Skills & More

Amazon.com: Good Night: Alexa Skills

Amazon.com: Find My Phone: Alexa Skills

Does 5G pose health risks? – BBC News
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Dr. Kiran Musunuru, Author of The CRISPR Generation.
In The CRISPR Generation, Dr. Kiran Musunuru takes the reader through an insider’s view of the history of the gene-editing field, key discoveries about how gene editing can be used to prevent and treat diseases like AIDS and heart attacks, a full account of the events surrounding Dr. He’s revelation to the world, a dissection of Dr. He’s scientific and ethical lapses, and a look ahead to the consequences of gene editing for humankind, both good and bad.

Topics:
First CRISPR treatment for blood diseases shows early benefits – STAT

Apple changes Crimea map to meet Russian demands – BBC News
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ExtractCraft, CEO Troy Ivan
Our ethanol recovery appliances are easy and safe to use in the home or small business and make achieving high quality extraction achievable for everyone! These appliances work under vacuum, with low heat, to recover almost all the ethanol for reuse, paying you back and paying for itself every time they are used. The Source Turbo is great for personal, small batch production, or process testing while the EtOH PRO (ē-toe pro) is a workhorse with a 1-gallon capacity.

Topics:
Paypal’s Aquisition of Chrome Extension Honey for $4 Billion Is Proof That Your Company Doesn’t Need to Be Disruptive to Be Successful | Inc.com

PayPal to Acquire Honey

Ubuntu 19.10: It’s fast, like “make old hardware feel new” fast | Ars Technica

Go master quits because AI ‘cannot be defeated’ – BBC News

Ford will pass on a tug-of-war with Tesla’s Cybertruck | Engadget

Facebook bans two prominent white nationalist groups after Guardian report | Engadget
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